Paris 2024 Olympics: which will be Africa's top nation?
Sport News Africa used artificial intelligence to work out which nations are set to shine at the 2024 Olympics
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Taking into account various data, such as the level of global competition and African athletes' performances at previous editions of the Olympic Games, as well as their recent form compared with that of their rivals, here is a forecast of the number of medals each African nation could win at the 2024 Olympics.
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Africa's most successful nation in Olympic history, Kenya should once again live up to that status, notably thanks to the long-distance and middle-distance events, where plenty of athletes are expected to shine and step onto the top of the podium. The Kenyans should battle it out with South Africa for the title of best African nation at the 2024 Olympics. With 149 athletes, the largest African delegation at this edition, the South Africans are counting on athletics, swimming and rugby sevens (rugby 7) to bring home medals.
Medal forecasts for Africa at the 2024 Olympics
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st |
Kenya |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
|
2nd |
South Africa |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
|
3rd |
Ethiopia |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|
4th |
Morocco |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
5th |
Ivory Coast |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
6th |
Nigeria |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
7th |
Burkina Faso |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
8th |
Uganda |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
9th |
Algeria |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
10th |
Tunisia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
The main medal hopes
1. Kenya
- Gold : Eliud Kipchoge (marathon), Faith Kipyegon (1500m), Beatrice Chepkoech (3000m steeplechase)
- Silver : Timothy Cheruiyot (1500m), Conseslus Kipruto (3000m steeplechase)
- Bronze : Hellen Obiri (5000m), Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (5000m), Emmanuel Korir (800m)
2. South Africa
- Gold : Wayde van Niekerk (400m), Tatjana Smith (200m breaststroke)
- Silver : Akani Simbine (100m), Zane Waddell (50m freestyle)
- Bronze : Lara van Niekerk (100m breaststroke), Anaso Jobodwana (200m)
3. Ethiopia
- Gold : Letesenbet Gidey (10,000m), Gudaf Tsegay (5000m)
- Silver : Selemon Barega (10,000m), Lamecha Girma (3000m steeplechase)
- Bronze : Habitam Alemu (800m)
4. Ivory Coast
- Silver : Cheick Sallah Cissé (taekwondo)
- Bronze : Women's relay (4x100m)
5. Morocco
- Gold : Soufiane El Bakkali (3000m steeplechase)
- Silver : Rababe Arafi (1500m)
- Bronze : Mohamed Tindouft (3000m steeplechase)
6. Nigeria
- Gold : Tobi Amusan (100m hurdles)
- Silver : Ese Brume (long jump)
- Bronze : Divine Oduduru (200m)
7. Burkina Faso
- Gold : Hugues Fabrice Zango (triple jump)
- Bronze : Marthe Koala (heptathlon)
8. Uganda
- Gold : Joshua Cheptegei (5000m)
- Bronze : Jacob Kiplimo (10 000m)
9. Algeria
- Silver : Djamel Sedjati (800m)
- Bronze : Abdelmalik Lahoulou (400m hurdles)
10. Tunisia
- Gold : Ahmed Hafnaoui (800m freestyle)